You will also need to mix it with oil, as you’re more than likely dealing with a two-stroke engine, and any failure to do could cause damage before too long. Over the past 10 years, I've been testing and reviewing a wide range of lawnmowers, including battery cordless, electric, petrol, and robotic mowers. In fact, the only thing that really counts against it is that it’s more of a convertible than a true vacuum/blower; you have to detach the blower tube and a fan guard then fit the bag and vacuum tube every time you want to switch. Because a garden vacuum works a lot like a leaf blower running in reverse, most models are either dual-purpose or convertible, allowing to blow leaves or suck them up with a flick of a switch or a quick refit or removal of the tubes and bag.

Flymo PowerVac Corded Leaf Blower and Garden Vac - 3000W

At 45 litres, it’s spacious enough to prevent tedious trips to the garden waste bin every few minutes — a big problem I’ve experienced with other leaf blowers. Of course, sometimes it’s nice to have extra freedom, but you ask yourself whether it’s ever needed. As a vacuum, it mulches leaves and twigs to pack more into the 45 litre bag, while repelling dirt and moisture to keep the collected debris reasonably dry. This isn’t the cheapest blower, there are definitely cheaper blowers out there but in terms of quality it is largely worth it, and it’s safe to say you’re in good hands with Flymo, for years they’ve been in the business of using the movement of air to power lawn mowers, so it’s stands to reason they’d translate some of that expertise when it comes to their leaf blower designs. Key specs – Type: Electric garden vac, blower and mulcher, 1,800W; Bag capacity: 45l; Mulching: Yes; Dimensions: 115 x 23 x 67cm; Weight: 3.To give you a visual representation of this Flymo PowerVac 3000 Electric Garden Blower Vacuum see the video below. Use the blower function to blow your leaves and debris into piles, and – if you have a gravel path or driveway – blow them away from the gravel before you try to suck them up. Over the years, I have honed my skills in writing informative articles and creating helpful videos for various blogs and publications.

PowerVac 3000 - Flymo

It puts an end to having to sweep the leaves and grass cuttings into piles, praying the wind doesn’t whip up and undo all your hard work. It’s a beefy little beast, hurling out huge amounts of air on its highest power setting to send leaves flying across the lawn. The downside of this is that the conversion process takes a few minutes and involves attaching a handle and removing and replacing a release screw, but the hassle’s worth it. See the official PowerVac 3000 user manual for detailed instructions with diagrams, but I doubt you’ll need them. As for switching modes, some models simply have a switch that flips between blower and vacuum, but in other cases you will need to remove and reattach tubes, bags and handles when you want to change.

It requires four screws and a bit of self-assembly to hold the two-part tube in place, but with that done the unit feels solid – you will be grateful for the wheels and shoulder harness taking some of the near-6kg weight.

Flymo PowerVac 3000 Electric Garden Blower Vac Review Flymo PowerVac 3000 Electric Garden Blower Vac Review

With no need to move tubes or attach the bag, all it takes is a flip of the chunky switch on the side. The Flymo is still a great machine, and is very good value for money and has a higher shredding rating at 16:1.In leaf blower mode it’s both very light and surprisingly quiet, with noise levels of around 99dBA thanks to Bosch’s ProSilence technology. Suction is created by air rushing through the intake to fill the vacuum – carrying your garden trimmings with it. The first thing you’ll notice with this blower is the shear power it generates, both in vacuum and blowing modes.

Flymo PowerVac 3000 Electric Garden Blower Vac Review Flymo PowerVac 3000 Electric Garden Blower Vac Review

This tends to make the device more effective in each job, though, so you need to weigh the hassle against the results.If you’ve ever had problems in the past when you’ve found the bag on your leaf blower is too small and you’ve consequently wasted too much time emptying it, then this certainly solves that problem. For a start, it’s cordless, meaning you can get around a large or awkward plot without having to worry about the trailing cable, and the basic 2. The Flymo PowerVac 3000 Garden Blower allows you the option to vacuum, blow and mulch all in one compact yet powerful 300W unit.